Sign



Oct-.20, 1931. i w. E. olsHr-:l ET AL 1,828,715

SIGN

Filed March 14. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l 9ct. 20, 1931. w. E. olsHEl ET AL SIGN Filed March 14, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheei 2 yPatented ctv. 270, n

and functioning ofI aV dual-wiper windshield Y sien Application March'flll,

' This rinvention relates to" a sign for "a'dver-fk tising windshield cleaners and itis primari-- ly directed tov an advertising device *for displaying vthe:V wiper action ofY windshield cleaners. ,l

' Particularly this invention has for its object to providea'simple mechanism forfillus-A trating and teaching the muchdesired utility cleaner, as, for example,` the wiper action of the windshield cleaner disclosed in Patent `No.A 1,697,358 granted to Henry Hueber'Januaiy 1,1929, wherein a. pa-irl'of companion'wipers are mountedto reciprocate ina stra'i'ght'horr zontal path of movement'forj acting conjointly in" cleaning substantially theentire. v vidthv vof the windshield; fj f The invention further has forv its' .objectfto provide a dummy windshield cleaner 'simulate o lng inVV its vappearance as wellas initswiper.-

action those attributes' and oliices of the actual windshield cleaner; and vto provide adispl'ay sign or advertisement having the appearance' of a motor vehiclewindshijeld with an appar-y 25 ently cleaned `surface being acted upon by a cleaner, the latterbeing yoperable lto impart an yapparent;wiping action' overthe ,windshield surface.v l

The invention 1s further found to reside in 30 the features of construction and the arrange# ments `and combinations of parts hereinafter described, reference being made to the accompanying drawings wherein, y` f vFig. lisa perspective View lofthe wind; shield cleaner advertisement orA sign 'constructed in accordance with the present `in, vention. v l f i Fig. 2'is adetai-led vertical section there-- through-` "Fig, 3 is va fragmentary elevation depicting the mechanical lay'eouta'nd operative connections between' the power drive andA I the wiper simulating armsiv` i FigQc isa vertical section throughriage andits drive connectionf* Fig. 5^is a deta'l'v'iew illustratinginiore clearly the connection of the wip'e'rsimulat-` ing members with the carriage.l A' V' t ,Referring more in detail to the accompanying" drawings, the numeral ldesignates a the all? be likewise moved'y toy be described.

1929', serii it. Massa@ trackw-ay'or guide for acarriage' which is Suspen'dedfroin the :trackway' by 3 pairk f' v hangersffandh kThese hangers have parts overlying the vbottom', and f upper Vrails 5 i: and -,of the trackway and respectively'support shoesr and'8 which have sliding contact with? the rails, against displacementtherefrom. In

the particular embodiment ythe shoes 8 are channeled `tofreceive the rails and` are' con# i, A :venientlysecured tothe hangers, as by screwsk "9;f Thehangei's ar'egshaped toffornrstirrup-y v like'p'a'rts 10 fin' Vwhich., the4 carriage-2 is seated and adapted tobesecuredtherein by there-` spective screws 9?.; v ai, f 'lhej lcarriage supports at each-end the wipter-silnu'lating` members r1l iwhich are; shaped toresemble"inappearance/,fthewiper blades! of 'a fWindshieldcleaner, and'fare `suspended.

by a rodf12,havingadjustable.support in: a f L i braclie-tfll,,asjbytlie clamp; nuts la threadLk ingon thegup'perend of ^the vrod. and engage` ingntheupperandlcwerfaces of the brackets Thesehrackets liare secured at spacedpoints on the carriage, as by fasteningfmeans 15; so

that as thecarriage is moved along-its trackway l thewiperfsimulating members v11 will A over thesign body,now

r`r`This signbody is iinishedo :td-resemble p anautomobile windshield and has a framejl enclosinga portion 1 7 designed to represent the glasssection' of the windshield; This por'- Y sov tion- '17 yis p rflvfidedfwithy an :apparently cleaned' portion 118 substantially AcoeXtensive inlength .the pathofmovement ofthe Wiper -simulating members 11 and indicating,

asy `it""were, the 'areacleanedy by? the wiper',-

, simulating members Within ,this apparently cleaned 'portion- 18: mayappeardesign's iIldicating ,the .interior'uof lan rautomobile as it might appear through fafwindshield,as well f as, the driver ,ornoth'er lpassengers i ofthe vehi-.

cle, whereby aj naturalisticfappearance is f given tothe sign board..v

hoodor canopy 1 9 is arranged along the y upper or-top' 'edge of thesign -lo'oard'to simulate the visor'of anautomobile, V and this hood isjfurther taken advantage of to function in the' capacity of acontainenfor a source of Aloo light, indicated at 20, forillumination purposes.

The trackway 1 is mounted by a bracket structure 21 so as to preferably space the trackway 1 from the body of the sign board, and the wiper-simulating members 11 are likewise supported spaced fromrthebody of the sign board so as to operate out of contact therewith, as indicated more clearly in Fig. 2,

so that -w'hile the wiper-simulating members are reciprocatedback and forth acrossl'the apparently cleaned section 18 of the glass-simu- .s

lating part 17, said members 1l do not have any wiping or physical contact withthe sign board. Thus, there is obtained an action simulating the.- wiping action` of. a dual-wiper` windshield cleaner` which ,will fully-present and; .display the advantages as well. as; the operation of a windshield cleaner of thisytype.

d vAsimple.k driveyfor the carriage 2V is illus-` trated in Fig; 3,. the. same` comprisingan -endless drivenchain QQtaking-.over sprockets 23,

" tionlwill be substantiallyas Vfollowsz---asthe.

Y thereto.

one of which ,isoperatively connectedto an electric motor'24for continuously moving the.

chain ina given direction. For the purpose ofconnectingthe carriage to thegdrivechain, one of thefhangersis extended upwardly, as

indicatedat25,abovetheupper flightof the.- chain, and this extension 25is .connectedtoaf linkof the-chain.. To.this.end, and stillicarryingnut .the thought .of-having simplicityv in construction .and desigmthefextension 25,

is provided with a vertical. slot26in. which apin27 ,of thechain link, operates..

VReferring specificallytoJ Fig. 3, ,ther.opera-,

pin-27 movestothe-right thecarriage will likewise follow andas theY link carryingI the pint 2.7 .moves .about the .right hand. sprocketr 23 said pinj 27 will move downwardly in the slotf26kto a Vposition .adjacentthe lower end of the A,slot whereupon ,the .pin `27-5willfpull. the carriage toward the left. Azreversevpin movement will. occur fas then pin link travels l. about theleftzhandsprocket Thus,..the slot'` 26. permits. of the .pin 27 moving. upwardly and;downwa.rdlyl as it. passes about the sprockets23 and 4will, provide apositive connection between.V the chain and the `carriage for.v

imparting the desired reciprocatory -motion This power 5 drive is readily conc'ealedbeneath the hood l9fan'd is' unobserved by'those watching the display.

vllVhat is claimedis '1; An advertising device comprisinga sign body, a representationof an automobile' wind-l shield having a substantially rectangularspaced relation to said surface, and nieans for imparting movement to said carriage whereby each of the wiper simulating members traverses its respective portion of the cleaned portion so that said portion appears to have been cleaned by` said members;

-2- A signfor advertising the functioning of windshield cleaners, comprising a flat body having on one surface a representation of Y amotorfvehiele windshield. having gl ass portion .witha cleanedfarea, a :wiper-simulating member, and means for imparting movement to said wiper-simulating member substanti ally coeXtensive with the representation ofthe cleaned area, said wiper-simulating member. being spaced from saidsurfaceto prevent Contact vwith said representation.

3', Asignfor advertising the wiperaction of windshield cleaners, .comprising a. fiaty body having on one surface a representation ofa motor vehicle windshield havingaglass portion with a cleaned area thereof, avvipersimulating-member having a path ofV movement substantiallyl coextensive with the representation of the cleaned area, means forimpartlngmovement to said wiper-simulating 1 member, and a hood'for concealing. said means and constituting a housing therefor, Said hood simulatingthe visorlof .awindshield .4. A sign for advertisingthewiper moves ment of windshield cleaners, comprising a flat body having on one surface a representa-y tion ofy a .motor vehicle windshield andfhaving4 a cleaned areaanda surroundinguncleaned area, l awiper-simulating member spaced from said surface,.means for impartingmovementto said wiper-simulatingmember over said .representationv ofthe cleaned areaa.hoodconceal1ng saldineans and simulatingthe visor. of a windshield, anda source y of light housed withinsaid' hood.

f 5.'. A sign for advertising windshield `cleaners, comprising a flat body having `on'one surface a 4representation, of. a motor vehicle windshield, a wiper-simulating member, a

visor-simulatingho'od arranged along the upper edgeof the bodyand overhanging said surface, and means arranged beneath said hood for impartlng'back and forth movement to the wiper-simulating `member,.sa1d means maintainingfsaid Awiper simulating member in spaced relation to said surface.

6, A sign foradvertising windshield `cleaners, comprising a Aflat body having on one sur.- face a representation of a -motor :vehicle windshield4 Vhavingfa glass portion withY a cleaned area, a wiper-simulatingmember having a path of'movement. substantially coext-ensivef withthevr representation .ofthe cleaned area, a visor-simulating hoodzarranged along theupper edge of the `body and overhang'ing saidV surface, atrackway arranged beneath the hood, a carriage supported by the` track; way for. movementA therealong and {carry-ing said .wiper-simulating ymember in spaced relaiso tion to saidsurfac, and nies for moving said carriage along 1ts trackway.

7 A sign for advertising windshield cleaners, comprising a flat' bodty having on one surface a representationv o ajmotor vehicle Windshield having a glass portion with a cleaned area, a visor-simulating hood arranged along the upper edge of the bodyand overhanging said surface, a` trackway arranged beneath the hood, a carriagesupported by the trackway for movement therealong, a Wiper-simulating member carried by the carriage and Yhaving a path of movement substantially coextensive with the representation of the cleaned area inspaced relation thereto,

an endless chainv arranged adjacent the track-v Way, means for driving the chain continuously in one direction, and means operatively connecting the chain to the carriage lfor converting the continuous motion of the chain into aI carriage reclprocating motion;

l8. A sign for advertising Windshield cleaners, comprising a flat .body yhaving on one surface a` representation fof a" motor vehicle Windshield having a glass portion,v With a cleaned area, a Wiper-simulating member having a path of movement substantially co` extensive With the vrepresentation ofk the cleaned area, a visor-simulating hood arranged along the upper edge of thebody and, overhanging the apparent cleaned area, a car t riage supported beneath the hood for movement and carrying said Wiper-simulating v member in spaced relation to said surface, an t endless chain arranged adjacent the-tracky Way, means for driving the chain continuously in one direction, and means operatively connecting the chain to the carriage, including abracket arm on the carriage, and a drive part carriedby the chain and slidably connected to said bracket arm.

9. An advertising device comprising a sign body, a flat surface on said sign body having a scene thereon representing an automobile Windshield having a cleaned o rtion bordered by an unoleaned portion,a epending mem- Y ber having a rigid Wiper blade simulating p'brtion overhanging said surface `.and slightly spaced therefrom, and means for moving said member over said, clean portionv of said scene to simulate a wiper in operation;

WILLIAM E; OISHEI. y'

FRANK WIELAN D. 

